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Stone Options

Everyone has a certain selection of colors that looks best on them (I’ll write a post on how to find them in the future), and so of course there are stones that look good on them. You may look just gorgeous with a deep blue Sapphire, buuuuut that’ll cost a few thousand dollars. So here’s a little chart that lists a few stones, numbered 1 through 5, 1 being the most expensive option, 5 the cheapest.

Light Blue

Aquamarine

Tourmaline

Topaz

Zircon

Synthetic Cubic Zirconia

Deep Blue

Sapphire

Tanzanite

Tourmaline

Iolite

Synthetic Spinel

Red

Ruby

Spinel

Garnet

Spinel (lesser quality)

Synthetic Cubic Zirconia

Opaque Blue

Lapis Lazuli

Sodalite

Turquoise

Azurite

Synthetic Turquoise

Green

Emerald

Garnet

Peridot

Diopside

Synthetic YAG

Orange

Padparadscha (Orange Sapphire)

Sherry Topaz

Garnet

Tourmaline

Feldspar

Apple Green

Jadeite

Chrysoprase

Malachite

Nephrite

Aventurine

Pink (Now before you look at this, let me make myself clear. If you have white skin, stay away from pink. It looks horrible on most white people, with very few exceptions)